Inequalities

<br/><b><i>'He is a Chekhov of our time: holding</i></b><b><i>his characters with as much humanity </i></b><b><i>compassion humor and love - but without</i></b><b><i>holding back his scathing indictment of</i></b><b><i>deeply entrenched systemic injustices and</i></b><b><i>inequities.' -</i></b><b><i>David Schwimmer</i></b><br/><br/>The Inequalities combines three plays from British author and director Alexander Zeldin into a trilogy that tells new stories of love compassion and resilience for our time of austerity.<br/><br/>Contextualised with an essay before each play and an in-depth interview with the author Zeldin's three pieces present intimate stories of work home and community in a radical form of realism. Written after extensive research across the United Kingdom and involving people affected by the central themes of the plays The Inequalities goes beyond social chronicle achieving a timeless portrait of humanity under duress. This is theatre that goes behind the mirror of our time to reveal the core of the collective human experience of being alive.<br/><br/><i>Beyond Caring: </i>This desolate quietly intense devised drama gets under your skin and into your bones... unforgettable. (<i>The Times</i>)<br/><br/><i>LOVE: </i>Gripping amusing uncomfortable desperately moving. Zeldin shows us friction...but also kindness and dignity and lots of love without turning sugary. (<i>The Times</i>)<br/> <br/><i>Faith Hope and Charity: </i> This is that rare thing: a necessary play that suggests Zeldin has taken on the role of the Victorian Henry Mayhew in compassionately documenting the lives of the urban poor. (<i>The Guardian</i>)